Country

Austria

Also Known As Republic of Austria

Western Europe

Austria is a landlocked country in Central Europe within the Eastern Alps, comprising nine federated states with Vienna as its capital and largest city. Its modern statehood has no single clean founding date: the Second Republic was established on 27 April 1945 after Nazi annexation and occupation, and full sovereignty was restored by the Austrian State Treaty on 27 July 1955. Austria is a semi-presidential republic and a member of the United Nations and the European Union. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Vienna 2

Population

9,219,113 2

2026 estimate.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

83,879 2

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Austria

FAQs

Which countries border Austria?

Eight countries: Germany; the Czech Republic; Slovakia; Hungary; Slovenia; Italy; Switzerland; and Liechtenstein.

Austria shares land borders with eight countries. Germany lies to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Because Austria is landlocked, all of its frontiers are on land.

Connections

Associated With

Krimml Waterfalls

Lake Constance

The Alps

Source Alps (Wikipedia)

Vienna

Source Vienna (Wikipedia)

Villach

Villach is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the state of Carinthia.

Source Villach (Wikipedia)

Western Europe

Source Western Europe (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Vienna

Vienna is the capital of Austria.

Source Vienna (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Danube

Source Danube (Wikipedia)

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Same As

Austria

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Nationals Include

Simon von Stampfer

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was an Austrian mathematician, surveyor and inventor

Alfred Verdross

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Andrei Mocioni

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Source Wikipedia: Andrei Mocioni

Anton Menger

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Source Anton Menger (Wikipedia)tier 2

Ernst Rabel

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Source Ernst Rabel (Wikipedia)tier 2

Eugen Ehrlich

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Quote, Lead sentence 1

Eugen Ehrlich (14 September 1862 – 2 May 1922) was an Austrian legal scholar and sociologist of law.

Franz Klein

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Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer

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Gerhart Holzinger

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Hans Kelsen

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Hans Kochler

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Source Hans Köchler (Wikipedia)tier 2

Heinrich Brunner

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Hermann Heller

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Johannes Schober

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Josef L. Kunz

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Joseph Unger

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Julius Glaser

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Karl Korinek

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Karl Renner

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Karoline Edtstadler

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Quote, Lead sentence 1

Karoline Stephanie Edtstadler (German: [kaʁoˈliːnɛ ˈɛt.ʃtadlɐ]; born 28 March 1981) is an Austrian lawyer and politician who serves as the Governor of Salzburg state since 2 July 2025, the second woman in this position and the first for the ÖVP.

Paul Joseph von Riegger

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Paul Koschaker

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Theo Öhlinger

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Bertolt Brecht

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Elfriede Jelinek

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Georg Trakl

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Rainer Maria Rilke

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Sigmund Freud

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Eduard Helly

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Emil Artin

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Source Emil Artin (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent

Franz Rellich

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Source Franz Rellich, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Franz Rellich was an Austrian-German mathematician who made important contributions in mathematical physics, particular in quantum mechanics.

Georg Alexander Pick

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Gottfried Köthe

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Gottfried Maria Hugo Köthe was an Austrian mathematician

Hans Hahn

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Heinrich Tietze

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Source Heinrich Tietze (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

was an Austrian mathematician

Johann Radon

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was an Austrian mathematician

Karl Menger

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Kurt Gödel

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Source Wikidata: Kurt Godel

Leopold Vietoris

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Source Leopold Vietoris, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Leopold Vietoris was a long-lived Austrian mathematician best known for his contributions to topology, especially the Mayer-Vietoris sequence. He was also interested in mathematical history.

Ludwig Boltzmann

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Source Ludwig Boltzmann (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]

was an Austrian mathematician

Olga Taussky-Todd

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Otto Schreier

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Source Otto Schreier, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Quick Info

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Born 3 March 1901 Vienna, Austria

Richard von Mises

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Quote, Biography

Richard von Mises was born in Lviv when it was under Austrian control and known as Lemberg.

Wilhelm Blaschke

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Source Wilhelm Blaschke, Biography (MacTutor History of Mathematics)Summary

Quote, Summary

Wilhelm Blaschke was an Austrian mathematician whose research was on various aspects of geometry. He also initiated the study of topological differential geometry.

Alexander von Winiwarter

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Source Alexander von Winiwarter (Wikipedia)Lead sentence, nationality

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was an Austrian-Belgian surgeon who was a native of Vienna

Ernst Weiss

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was an Austrian physician and author of Jewish descent

Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben

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Source Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]

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was an Austrian medical doctor, poet and philosopher

Eugen Kolisko

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was an Austrian-German physician and educator

Gabriel Anton

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Source Gabriel Anton (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]

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was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist

Hermann Schloffer

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Source Hermann Schloffer (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]

was an Austrian surgeon

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Origin Of

Vienna Secession

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Franz Liszt

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Quote, Early life

in the village of Doborján (now Raiding, Austria)

Franz Schubert

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Johann Jakob Zeiller

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Johann Jakob ZeillerBirth and Death Places

Quote, Birth and Death Places

Born: Reutte (Tyrol, Austria) (inhabited place)

Joseph Haydn

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Joseph Keppler

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Source Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names: Joseph KepplerBirth and Death Places

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Born: Vienna (Vienna state, Austria) (inhabited place)

Lucie Rie

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Martin Knoller

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Vienna Secession

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Carl Auer von Welsbach

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Lise Meitner

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Ulrich Hütter

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Viktor Kaplan

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Amour (2012 film)

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Before Sunrise

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Funny Games (1997 film)

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Grbavica (film)

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Austrian Cuisine

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Backhendl

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Bratwurst

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Cappuccino

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Christmas carp

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Croissant

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Eiernockerl

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Kaiserschmarrn

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Käsespätzle

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Leberknödel

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Maluns

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Meatloaf

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Speck

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Wiener Schnitzel

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Adolf Hitler

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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

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Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

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Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Maria Leopoldina of Austria

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Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Delusion and Dream in Jensen's Gradiva

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Duino Elegies

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Gedichte

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Sonnets to Orpheus

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The Metamorphosis

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Location Of

Austro-Prussian War

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Site Of

Austrian Parliament Building

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Belvedere Palace

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Source Wikipedia: Belvedere, ViennaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

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The Belvedere is a historic building complex and art museum in Vienna, Austria.

Geymüllerschlössel

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Hermesvilla

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Hohensalzburg Fortress

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Hohensalzburg Fortress (German: Festung Hohensalzburg, lit. 'High Salzburg Fortress') is a large medieval fortress in the city of Salzburg, Austria.

Imperial Furniture Collection

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Klimt Villa

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Kunsthaus Graz

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Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

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The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (lit. "Vienna Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria.

Lehár Villa

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Palais Szeps

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Schonbrunn Palace

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St Stephen's Cathedral Vienna

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St. Stephen's Cathedral (German: Domkirche St. Stephan [ˈdɔmˌkɪʁçə ˈzaŋkt ˈʃ͡tɛfan] also known as Stephansdom German pronunciation: [ˈʃ͡tɛfansˌdoːm]) is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna.

Steiner House

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Vienna City Hall

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Vienna Hauptbahnhof

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Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna Central Station or Vienna Main Station is the main railway station in Vienna, Austria, located in the Favoriten district.

Vienna State Opera

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The Vienna State Opera (German: Wiener Staatsoper, IPA: [ˈviːnɐ ˈʃtaːtsˌʔoːpɐ]) is an opera house and opera company located in Vienna, Austria.

Villa Maund

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Villa Wartholz

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Villa Wertheimstein

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Beethoven Frieze

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Big Fish Eat Little Fish

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Cellini Salt Cellar

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Coronation Cloak

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Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle

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It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.

Great Piece of Turf

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Portrait of Wally

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Praying Hands (Durer)

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The work is today stored at the Albertina museum in Vienna, Austria.

Schonbrunn Palace

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The Hunters in the Snow

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Venus of Willendorf

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It was recovered on 7 August 1908 on an archaeological dig conducted by Josef Szombathy, Hugo Obermaier, and Josef Bayer at a Paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria.

Vienna Genesis

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Wing of a European Roller

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AT&S

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Austrian Airlines

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Austrian Federal Railways

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Badner Bahn

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Billa

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Brauerei Egg

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Brauerei Fohrenburg

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Emperor Franz Joseph Railway

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EVN AG

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Fronius International

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Gebruder Weiss

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Glock Ges.m.b.H.

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Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways

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KTM AG

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Lenzing AG

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Lenzing Group

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Mohrenbrauerei

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Found There

Haflinger Horse

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Pinzgauer Cattle

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Alpine Rhine Valley